The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-01
Messrs. w. Joel Smith & Son have

- Messrs. w. Joel Smith & Son have
had two bales of cotton returned to them
for the reason that they had been water
packed. They are now at the depot and
the man who packed them will be called
upon to make good, not only the loss of
the weight, but the injury which the cot
ton sustained by being wet. If our
respected friends who desire to turn an
honest penny, without doing much work
for it, would try some other plan than
that of packing wet cotton, they would
succeed much better. We would suggest,
if they are determined to try to cheat in
packing cotton, that they put in some
other weight than water. Water will
mildew and ruin the cotton every time.
If 8 rock or some other dry substance is
put into the bale, there will be no loss
except the rock-no damage to the cotton
will ensue. In either case, however, the
false packing of the cotton is sure to be
detected. There is no possible chance to
escape detection, and only inexperienced
persons will try the experiment, whereby
reproach may be brought on themselves,
besides submitting to all losses iu damage
to cotton including reshipment.,-Ab
viNe Press ant Banner.
Attention is being called to the fact
that most of the prominent men in New
York, in every walk in life, were born
and bred in the country. Indeed, New
York city might almost be defined as a
huge caravansary, in which innumerable
country boys abide while they are making
their fortunes. The same is true of other
cities. 1t is said, for instance, that nine
tenths of the!clergymen of Louisville, KY,
came from rural homes. All the Judges,
all the leading lawyers, all the we'll.
known journalists, nearly all the bank
presidents, physicians and prominent
merchants and manufacturers of that city
were country boys. When the strong,
healthy, vigorous and hopeful young men
from the country invade city, there isn't
much show for the city. bred young man,
except to work on a salary for some
quondam country boy.
"A "specialp from Columbia 10 the
New York Herald, says: Some curious
earthquake phenomena have just been
discovered in an isolated section between
SummervilIe and Charleston which bears
terrible evidepces of being one OF. the
foci of the great shock of August 1856.
The ground for miles is overturned.
In consequence there are to be seen many
deep pits on the margin of which has
been thrown up pure white sand as is
seen only on the sea shore. On the
white sand thus upheaved has sprung up
a dense growth Of sea plants such as is
found on the tops of the white sandhills
created by wind currents on the islands
of this coast. 1t is evident that the seeds
from which these plants have sprung
have been elected from great depths,
where they have doubtless been buried
many centuries without losing their ger
minatiDg powers.
The Augusta Chronicle says: "An
unusual suit has been begun in Laurens,
which grows out of the killing of Bishop
by John D. Sheaban, some time since.
An attachment has been issued against
the effects of Mr.. Sheahan, he being now
in Augusta, in pursuance of suit for
$4,000. The action is brought by Toll
yer Roberts, administrator on the estate
of Rufus L. Bishop, through S. NJ. Pill
grim, of Spartanburg, and Col. B. D.
Cunningham, of the Laurens Bar, attor-
neys, the attachment issuing because of
Sheahau's nonresidence at the time the
complaint was filed. This reopening of
this case and the proceedings of this
action at law will be watched with inter-
est in Augusta where Mr.. Sheahan is
we'll and fayorsbly known.
= Bishop Duncan, of South Carolina,
is in Texas, on his round among the
Methodist annual conferences of the
southwest. he is winning golden opin.
ions on every hand. One of the bishops
recent sermons caused a layman to ex.
claim: II shall never forget that sermon.
Heretofore there has been lurking
feeling in my heart that what I paid my
pastor was sort of charity. Hereafter
my pastors claim is righteous debt
and I'll pay it,"
= A circular was recently sent to the
prisons of several of the States, asking
the wardens what course was adopted in
the treatment of refractory criminals.
The New Yord Herald has printed the
answers, and the general opinion seems
to be that solitary confinement on bread
and water will bring stubborn convict
to terms of submission sooner than any
other means.
The wife of Hathaway Evans, of
Marion county, has given birth to FIVE
children within twelve months. Last
January she became the mother of four,
all of whom died within forty-eight hours.
On Monday last she gave birth to another
child, which is doing we'll and will live.
Saturday morning party of fifty
negro men, women and children from
Hampton county, S. O., passed through
Augusta on their way to Little Rock,
Ark. They except to be given fertile
farms out in Arkansas on which they can
make a fortupe.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, urges
the republicans of that State to make
prohibition the rallying cry of the party.
He thinks it is the greatest issue now
before the country, and that it can be
turned to great advantage by the repub-
licans. However, that party is loath to
catch on.
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